Should I mention a mental disorder?

bhat2794
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:26:43 +0000

I have clinically-diagnosed OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). This was a difficulty during my pre-high school and freshman years. Since then, I have prevailed over it. I was wondering, given my stats, if I should mention it on my app?

GPA:
95.1 W (Our School has a messy scale)

Courses (+5 points for Honors and AP):
Freshman Year: Honors Alg. II; Honors Physics; Honors English
Sophomore Year: Honors Precalc; AP Chemistry; APUSH-I, Honors English
Junior Year: AP Calculus AB; AP Physics C (Mech + E&M); AP Statistics; AP English Lang.; APUSH-II
Senior Year: General Chemistry I + II at Princeton University; AP Calculus BC; AP Biology; AP English Lit.

SAT:
2360 (780 CR, 800 Writing, 780 Math)
2300 (740 CR, 770 Writing, 790 Math)

SAT II:
Chemistry: 790
Physics: 740
Math II: 780
US: 770
AP:
5 on Chemistry
5 on Calculus AB
4 on Physics C (Mech+E&M)
4 on Statistics
5 on English Language
5 on US History

ECs + Awards:

Science Olympiad State Champion:
1st Place Remote Sensing in NJ State
2nd Place Towers in NJ State
3rd Place Remote Sensing in NJ State
8th Place Technical Problem Solving in NJ State
13th Place Protein Modeling in NJ State
8th Place Protein Modeling in NJIT Regionals

4-week Research Summer Internship at Lundbeck, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Company)
2008 Mercer County Science and Engineering Fair Jr. Division- Outstanding Achievement
Violin Soloist for 8 years- Zigeunerweisen, Sarasate
Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey - 1st violinist
Silver Medal- Golden Key Music Festival, Performed at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall
JV Tennis (2 Years)
Hindu Temple + Hindu Temple Summer Camp Volunteering = 135 hours
New Mexico Community Service = 60 hours
Math League Team Next Year
Model UN Club Member
AP Scholar with Distinction
NHS Member
National Merit Commended